Englewood Makes History

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    Pheobe Seham writes to Kim Hirsh thanking Hirsh for the article she wrote about the "Notebook for Enterprising Women on August 8, 1983. Seham also provides information about the Women's Rights Information Center to newspaper readers.
  • Phoebe Sehan The_Record_Mon__Aug_8__1983_.jpg

    An article by Kim Hirsh, a writer for the record, discusses Pheobe Seham, the Women's Rights Information Center, and the publication it founded called "New Directions." The article heavily focused on Seham's views on the current atmosphere of the women's rights movement and her involvement in it.
  • New Directions for Women The_Record_Sun__Jul_19__1992_.jpg

    A newspaper article describing the history of the feminist publication "New Directions for Women."

    The article covers the founding of the newspaper, the struggles it faced in the 80s, and finally the revitalization of the organization in the early 90s.
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    New Directions for Women was a feminist publication. It was founded in 1975 Paula Kassell was a founding member and it was the first statewide feminist publication in the United States. 

    The newspaper went national in 1975. The organization was eventually given to Vivian Scheinmann then Phyllis Kriegal. During the 80s, politics however created a decline for feminist newspapers. The Supreme Court decision in 1989 that allowed states to restrict abortion rights ignited their publication, though.
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    The newspaper The Evening Record began using the name in the late 1890s. Located in Hackensack, Bergen County, the newspaper published daily for Englewood, New Jersey. It has gone through a number of name variations.
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    "The Oracle" Strike was a protest by the staff of the newspaper "The Oracle" over a freedom of the press argument with the principal of Dwight Morrow High School.
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